In principle, human knowledge can be
resolved into two categories. The first
one contains skills and abilities, which
are gained only through experience,
observation and practice. The other one
is a learned knowledge, mediated through
language, with book as an essential form
of historical media record. Nowadays, as
the reality has shifted to the virtual space
and people are slowly becoming slaves of
information and technology, the character
of knowledge recording is changing as
well. Physical books and documents are
replaced by complement of physical and
virtualtechnology - the server. Paradoxically,
with virtual data sharing developement, the
phenomenon of skill-loss is deeply bound.
This proposal explores the symbiosis
of both knowledge types, as they are
complementary.
A hybrid space is
created for
existing technological
community (BASE48 association, so
called
“hackerspace”
community),
which is dedicated to hardware and
software developement, together with
a techical library, which is a publlic
openspace, not forcing visitors to
consume. Everything takes place on
the same physical and data platform.
Architecturally, the spatial solution is
based on a double/duplex spiral staircase,
which allows the two functions co-exist
separately, as well as they can be joined in
one in case of public events as workshops,
lectures or exhibition openings. A CENTRE
OF SHARED KNOWLEDGE is therefore
created. The dividing element between
the two worlds is a symbolical glass library
rack, which at the same time mediates
the atmospheres. and enables people to
have a glimpse in the world of “the others”.
It´s always usable from one side only,
which creates again two types of surfaces
- the informative one, where you can see
the book backs - containing information,
and the “blind” one, which embodies only
a coulise for the new tech-life. You only
see the pages edges. From this point of
view, the AMBIGUITY, duality of book as
an object generates two-faced space.
It is a barrier between the two worlds.
URBAN CONTEXT
A public inner courtyard is created as a
new form of urban space in a historical
location, nowadays dominated by traffic.
This couryard is a pedestrian connection
between Sladová a Pekařská street in the
Old town of Brno. The main motif here is
a fruit orchard, which provides privacy for
inhabitants of the surrounding residential
buildings and also a relaxiation zone for
Library visitors. Sloping terrain enables to
hide the parking lot partly underground and
therefore create anoher green platform on
the top. The overall plan contains 3 main
objects: complement of the library and
Base (hackerspace) as one institution, the
Hub with rentable office spots and a Café.

HUB

BASE+KNIHOVNA CAFÉ

SITUÁCIA

CAFÉ

BASE

LIBRARY

HUB

DNA

The essential element of the main LibraryBase building is a double (duplex) staircase.
To be physically close and yet yet beyond
oneÂ´s reach; unattainable. Enabling the
insight into the other world, arousing the
couriosity and confusing the mind.
Another important component is a glass
library rack as a partly transparent divider
inbetween the two premises.

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1.np = groundfloor

Base-Library building has one evacuation
core for both spatial functions, which is
also an important load-bearing part of the
structure. Library has two entrances - one
from the groundfloor (here: 1.NP), second
on the 5th floor. Visitor´s itinenary always
leads first through the common spaces,
proposed for public events as lectures,
workshops and exhibitions up until he
reaches the most private parts with study
rooms. The base premise is dispensed
into different divisions - workshops, due
to the level of technicality: starting with
mechanical workshop (containing heavier
engineering machinery on the ground
floor), through common “living” space,
until soft hardware (electrotech) and
software workspaces. In the higher floors
(6th, 7th, 8th) the administration office,
rentable openspace and technical rooms
are situated. The server room is located
in the old, unused TRAM TUNNEL, which
exists underneath the Spielberk castle.

Project concerns a topic of "Sacred places" (here: Svatý Hostýn) in Moravia. Through
functional analysis of christianity in the past and nowadays, the designs are pointing
out religious objects in the moravian baroque countryside, trying to restitute and
rejuvenate the relationship between local inhabitants and their own history, therefore
identity. Conceptual work.

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WHAT

HOW

WHY

Amplifying the scope. Expanding their field
of impact. Hostýn is a legacy from our
ancestors and a proof of their deep belief.
Their descendants left us another legacy
- a web of objects in the countryside,
devoted and sacred to Hostýn itself,
making the lanscape unique, distinctive
and extraordinary. We´re facing a great
opportunity to leave behind another layer
of heritage, a narrative legacy, by creating
new spatial stories about these holy
Objects, strenghtening their relationship
with mankind, to deepen the feeling of
belonging, giving them hope to stay a part
of living memory in the near future.

Regeneration of the relationship. Man
receives information and perceives the
world through senses, given by mother
nature. Those are the essence of our
physical space comprehension - through
what I see, what I hear, what I feel. Every
sensation, every input leaves a trace, a
subtle internal footprint, which becomes
a part of my subconsciousness, therefore
a part of my inner self. Isn´t it one of the
main reasons for every design?

For the embodiment of our ancestors´
belief, being symbol of hope which
undergoes a slow decay as the time passes.
Being bleached off our minds, fading
out altogether with the whole christian
tradition - though through and within it we
were born, being our homeland´s identity.
With them, unintentionally, decays a part
of us as well. What will happen, once the
history is sealed; memory, tradition and
former values are buried? Won´t we lose
the last bit of our collective identity?

HostĂ˝n as a sacred place today

symbol

home

lighthouse

fellowship

value

lived tradition

identity

HostĂ˝n of tomorrow?

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Map of the countryside objects:
SvatĂ˝ HostĂ˝n and its legacy (chapels,
statues)

Černotín

- case study -part - communal statue
In the middle of the village, right against
the house no. 28 (in which Josef Sehnal
resides nowadays), a votive statue of
Holy Mary Svatohostýnskej was built. The
donors were Jan & Petronika Kubeš - exinhabitants of the 28th house - year 1903.
On the frontside, the inscript is engraved:
"Zdrávas vítězná ochrano Moravy, zůstaň
matkou svému lidu."
A legend is bound to it - about saving lives
of people, who were just about to drown
down the river Bečva. Mrs. Petronika, being
a part of this event, promised to build a
Holy Mary statue as a proof of gratitude for
saving her life.

Transcrip of Santini´s baroque
principles into the new architectural
form. Through rewriting his floorplans
to diagrams, while applying typical
baroque
spatial
methods
of
multiplication, mirroring and rotation
through a simple script, a new design
is brought to life.

2 000 000 books. 114 years of one library.
Long history of written word. And yet,
have we lived for sure? We´ve got a
mission here!
Exactly, as you have yours. So why do
you ignore our existance? Maybe we all
went the wrong path and got lost. We´re
not bounded to
the shelves! The wisdom of ages cannot
be held in the archives. We want out!
From the depository, not only to the
desks of students.
We live here, abandonded, and we know
that many of you, citizens, feel the same.
The energy can´t be held back anymore,
it´s heading to the courtyard. We enjoy
the garden as the invisible ones. Every
corner creates
a hide out from the rush of the streets.
The greenery brings all that peace. The
poetry of space, which you´ve created
for us, is filled
with words, so where are you?
Each of us belongs to you. Each of us
has a story it lives through, we enjoy the
tales of others. We need to get out to
the real world, the
world of three dimensions, the space
- because we care about you. We´ve
never lost the interest.
Open the gates! None of us wants to be
buried here! We want to become the
readers of the human pages, to be their
silent audience,
and solace those who suffer. We´ll be
here when you read, when you relax
and when you play. We´re the forest of
thoughts. We
represent the other point of view. In
return, you shall pay us a visit. you know
the way...

Realisation of wooden mobiliar for
semi-public space of a local university library in Poznan, Poland. Sponsored by
Mood for Wood.

This project was made during student
exchange programme Erasmus+.
Stuttgart, just as many other overpopulated
german cities tries to solve the problematic
lack of dwelling capacities. IWE institut at
UNI Stuttgart therefore starts the project
researching possibilities on so called
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mikrowohnungenâ&#x20AC;?, microflats - small
dwelling units suitable mostly for students,
singles, seniors and small families. For the
concept developement, a site in StuttgartBotnang was chosen.
We created a modular flat-cell system,
in which every cell is fitted with a flexible,
changeable built-in furniture, adjustable
to different needs of its inhabitants in
space and time. In the overall concept,
the common spaces are being the most
important ones. These become the
meetpoints, the social knots enabling
randomized or planned inhabitant
interaction. Facilities are also planned as
common - laundry room, drying rom, TV
room and so on. Volumetrically, weÂ´re
proposing a terrace-style building, where
the eastern wing teracces appertain to the
bigger flats, primarily for young families.
South-oriented glass facade allows light
transmission to every dwelling-cell.
For natural light regulation, a system
of movable rotating wooden lamels is
used as a second facade, with a loggia
inbetween. The sloped terrain provides a
space for large semi-publlic garden.

“Sensitive.”
Such approach should be taken by
architects, quoting the local inhabitants,
concerning revitalization of Tuřany square,
which, unfortunately, lost its representative
character a while ago. Instead of a vivid
village square, vast parking lots and a
few deprived trees within a former park
are here to be found. Water stream was
buriedunderground, public functions were
forced out of the space, swishing trucks
are a big contribution to the atmosphere
of rush and danger, amplifying the local
traffic problem as they´re drifting the
shortest way towards Brno city.
IDEA
Society is always essential. In order to
activate the space, it´s necessary to
create a functional zone as a destination,
with socially useful & interactive
content within a safe and comfortable
environment.
Therefore, new public
facilities and pedestrian zones are situated
in the square, contradictory to a current
situation. .

The core of the space is a new public
facility building. It is proposed as an
extension to the current post building,
counting on corner-house renovation
(nowadays: bakery), containing mainly
the Artschool function and Clubhouse for
local communities (senior community,
local sport club etc.) A multipurpose
hall, small shops and rentable housing/
accomodation units are also a part of the
programm. Spaces are designed as flexible
as possible, allowing future changes.
Among other things, alley and main square
paving reconstruction are proposed, with
an optional wooden-stage, which would
off-season serve as a part of the public
furniture, nowadays absenting.
Uncovering the water stream is another
important part of the project, restoring its
historical value and rearranging the banks
to become accesible.
Another crucial element is a designed
“terrain wall”, dividing the park level and
a parallell busy driveway in height. As
a barrier, helps to restore a safer and
more private atmosphere. Paved ramps,
footpaths and staircases with seats are
connecting these levels.

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Tokio vertical cemetery

International competition
2016
Spoluprรกca: K. Vlkovรก

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For the dust
you are and
in dust you
shall return.

FIRST FLOOR

For we rose from mother Earth. To
kneel before her. To return what
weÂ´ve been given.
To let the sun shine throughout the
darkness and raise all the souls, no
matter the religion.

GROUND FLOOR

Descend. Hide and seek.
Silence is waiting to be discovered, is
longing to show you the verity. ItÂ´s a
friend, forgot and forsaken throughout the centuries. A resented misfit, whose extraterrestrial virtue was
denied, yet essential and helpful for
a human lifepath.
-1st TO -12th FLOOR

If it has no function, does it make any sense?
Every single thing in this world affects its surroundings. Even even those we create as meaningless indispensably conclude some function from its pure being.
Dried-up water well changes the landscape character,
, becomes a breeding-ground for the new ecosystem,
...
FORM
FUNCTION

ART

SPACE

FUNCTION IS INEVITABLE, THOUGH MAY BE HIDDEN.
Not to see, yet existing.
The essence of architecture for human kind is meant
to be a shelter as a physical representation of protection, with an added value. It arouses emotions, brings
on astonishment and harmony. It´s often claimed
that a good architecture should be build on compositional principles. But who claimed it´s only rhytm,
contrast and others alike? Get deeper inside - what it
really means for people - those, who we design and
build for? What are the essences of human desires?
And when the needs of 21st century disappear, what
is left?

SAFETY
ENERGY
SPIRIT
SAFETY

ROTATE.

MULTIPLY.

Quality of space depends na miere pozitívna, ktorú v
nás vzbudzuje. It should be eternal, not fashionable. To
display the eternal values, simplicity is the key.
Intimacy. Privacy. Isolation.

ISOLATION

SPECIFY.

team 1864

Who claimed it´s only rhytm, contrast and
other compositional principles that represent quality? What it really means for peoIf it has no function, does it make a sense?
ple - those, who we design and build for?
Every single thing in this world affects its surroundings. Even those we try to create as
What are the essences of human desires?
meaningless indispensably conclude some function from its pure being. Dried-up water
well changes the landscape character, , becomes a breeding-ground for the new ecoSimplicity might be the key in displaying
system,... FUNCTION IS INEVITABLE, THOUGH MAY BE HIDDEN. Not to see, yet existing.
the eternal values for human kind.
The essence of architecture comes from a shelter as a physical representation of proAnd at last, distinctive human longing for
tection, with some added values. It arouses emotions, brings on astonishment and harprivacy, seldom turned into isolation.
mony.

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Other
3D modelling

ÂŠ FlyingArchitecture

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URBAN UTOPIA
Urban utopia is a set of illustrations - drawings & photomanipulations as a reflection of current european developement situation.
“Right or wrong ~ built or unbuilt ~ feasible or delusional? In a world of hyperrealistic imagery of a potential future, it´s easy to believe
the unbelievable – all those nicely saturated images and visions of a future urban developement, which I dare to call utopian.
Juxtaposition of always-ideal architectural visualisations with an actual built reality resembles the position of many architects and
urban planners, being ripped out of social context, planning and selling future environment for an ideal society, without counting
on the necessary and often displeasing, yet natural side of human behaviour.”

PÜFF - WORLD´S FIRST ARCHITECTURAL VAPING CONVENTION
Branding & visual communication,
Speedtrip reality check as a method of
research, “surrender in order to learn”,
architectural performance.
Being a part of #paradigmweekly
artcollective (KU Leuven) , new ways of
architectural research and design are
explored. Based on work & led by Pieterjan
Ginckels (BE) and Corneel Canaerts (BE).
#speedism #radicalsaturation